Projects per year
Personal profile
Biography
Helen Skouteris is the Monash Warwick Alliance Joint Professor of Health and Social Care Improvement and Implementation Science, Head of the Health and Social Care Unit, and Co-Lead of the Division of Evidence Synthesis, Qualitative and Implementation Methods, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University. Helen is also Director of the National Health and Medical Research Council Centre of Research Excellence in Health in Preconception and Pregnancy (CRE HiPP 2020-2024).
Helen has a strong track record in longitudinal multi-factorial research, randomised controlled trials, implementation research and higher degree research supervision. Her research since 2010 has been predominantly focused on building agency/capacity in the consumer to promote health and wellbeing across preconception, pregnancy, preschool, and childhood, including adolescence, to reduce the prevalence of obesity. Her work has also been focused extensively on social service and educational sector improvement that translates to better health outcomes for children, young people, adults and families and is critical to transforming policy across these sectors.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
External positions
Honorary Professor, Deakin University
17 Nov 2017 → 17 Nov 2020
Research area keywords
- Women's Health
- Children's health
- Pregnancy
- Preconception
- Healthy Living
- Implementation science
- Translation
Network
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RACEDD: Residential Aged Care - Enhanced Dementia Diagnosis
Ayton, D., Lim, Y. Y., Skouteris, H., Engel, L., Soh, S., Kasza, J., Barbosa Neves, B., Brodtmann, A., Mihalopoulos, C., Ayton, S., Woodward, M. C., Loi, S. M., Goh, A. M. Y., Maruff, P. T., Horsman, P. & Foo, A.
1/03/23 → 1/03/25
Project: Research
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Good Shepherd Research Leadership in Equity
Good Shepherd Australia New Zealand
3/01/23 → 31/12/25
Project: Research
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Building CapaCITY/É for Sustainable Transportation
Beck, B., Winters, M., Pettit, C., Skouteris, H., Raven, R., de Leeuw, E. J. J., Harris, P., Ayton, D., Lee, B. & Harris, M.
1/01/23 → 31/12/27
Project: Research
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Evaluating the impact of an electronic patient journey board at Alfred Health
28/10/22 → 13/10/23
Project: Research
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Deep End Living Lab: better support for healthy ageing in homeless populations
Sturgiss, L., Nielsen, S., Skouteris, H., Blane, D., Collyer, T., Haines, T., Edwards, I., Urban, A., Blewitt, C., Mendes, P. & Gunatillaka, N.
1/10/22 → 31/07/24
Project: Research
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Assessing patterns of change in lifestyle behaviours by parity: a longitudinal cohort study
Makama, M., Earnest, A., Lim, S. S., Skouteris, H., Hill, B., Teede, H. J., Boyle, J. A., Brown, W. J., Hodge, A. M. & Moran, L., 19 Apr 2023, In: International Journal of Epidemiology. 52, 2, p. 589-599 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access1 Citation (Scopus) -
Ethnic Differences in Preferences for Lifestyle Intervention among Women after Childbirth: A Multi-Methods Study in Australia
Chen, M., Makama, M., Skouteris, H., Moran, L. J., Harrison, C. L., Choi, T. & Lim, S., Jan 2023, In: Nutrients. 15, 2, 19 p., 472.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Generating program theories for a trauma consultancy service in early learning settings: Insights on using realist methodology
Blewitt, C., Bajayo, R., Cameron, L., Sun, Y., Morris, H. & Skouteris, H., 2023, (Accepted/In press) In: Australasian Journal of Early Childhood. 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Integrating health, social care and education across the first 2,000 days
Chung, A., Gooey, M., Jeyapalan, D. & Skouteris, H., 1 Feb 2023, In: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health. 47, 1, p. 1-4 4 p., 100014.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Other › peer-review
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Levels of physical activity and sitting time in women with infants, toddlers and preschoolers: a population-based cross-sectional study
Makama, M., Brown, W. J., Lim, S., Skouteris, H., Harrison, C. L., Joham, A. E., Mishra, G. D., Teede, H. & Moran, L. J., Jan 2023, In: Public Health. 214, p. 1-9 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Prizes
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2021 PHRP Excellence Awards - Best InPractice Paper
Kunstler, Brea (Recipient), Goodwin, Denise (Recipient), Wild, Abby (Recipient) & Skouteris, Helen (Recipient), 18 Dec 2021
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Press/Media
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We asked multicultural communities how best to communicate COVID-19 advice. Here’s what they told us
Abby Wild, Brea Kunstler, Denise Goodwin & Helen Skouteris
17/07/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Article/Feature